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Re: 2legged pneumatic walker
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.build
Date: 
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:32:24 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Miles Gentry writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Tom Newsom writes:
> > I already posted about my 1/2 volume supercar II, and have been suggested to
> > make a seperate post about my work in progress walker. It runs on pneumatic
> > logic and (nearly) weight shifts. I'm working on it..........

Poor quality the photos might be, but the walker is superb!
I've seen a few posts about TLG running out of ideas and the general lack of
new pneumatics sets - your walker and the 6 legged spider one would be
fantastic sets for Lego to produce, obviously with lots of bells and
whistles...



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  Re: 2legged pneumatic walker
 
(...) That is magnificent--what's more, I really like the look of the "tubes." Give it some eyes. *now*. It looks for all the world like some kind of bizarre animal... Hmmm...how often do you have to pump it for each step? best Lindsay (26 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)

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  Re: 2legged pneumatic walker
 
(...) Mighty fine walking machine. Nice work, Tom. Cleverly built non-robotic machines like your walker impress me now even more than pre-Mindstorms. It employees mechanical logic rather than an electronic program. Elegant and challenging. Looks (...) (27 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)

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